Beautiful Momoyama Chawan Japanese kintsugi tea bowl from the Momoyama period (c. 1568-1600), with repairs. Showing excellent craftsmanship, this Chawan has been repaired with pieces from a different bowl with kintsugi lacquer making it a stunning one of a kind – a truly unique and beautiful piece that embodies the traditional Japanese aesthetic of finding beauty in imperfection.
The Momoyama period is highly significant in the history of the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu) and this chawan’s unusual repair with pieces from a different bowl (yobitsugi) makes it a remarkable and rare example of kintsugi artistry.